URLRequest & _self

Question

I'm converting some old AS2 flash elements on a hybrid html/flash elements site to AS3.
The site is document relative in DW CS3.  My .swf files are in a subfolder /Flash and the .swf files themselves are fine on the page.
Simple menu ... 6 button (mc) links ... the mouse event Click calls the URL Request in a function...
Just as an example the code here is for a simple 1 button link (also on the html page with the menu as a separate .swf)
-- but the problem I'm having occurs on all my links.
     clickHere_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, classesPage);
     function classesPage(e:MouseEvent):void
          { var targetURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("../classes.html");
             navigateToURL(targetURL, "_self"); }
The above code works fine in Flash (in the .swf) and the html page opens. But...
when the object code (swfObject 2.0)  is 'embedded' in the html page (css div) there is no 'click' action, nor does the linked page open.
If I leave off the "_self" then the link works but opens in a new browser window. [i.e.    navigateToURL(targetURL);   ]
I've tried variations of using "_self", including
     var targetURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("../classes.html");
     navigateToURL(targetURL, "target = _self");
and
     function classesPage(e:MouseEvent):void
     { navigateToURL(new URLRequest("../classes.html"), "_self"); }
and these also cause the same problem -- no link 'action' on click; no new page. 
This code (and variations of it) inside the function causes no Flash error but does cause a browser error of can't find page
     var targetURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("../classes.html, target = _self");
          navigateToURL(targetURL);
I've tried putting the .swf file and the html file in the same directory (both in the root dir) and still no mouse action or new page opening.               
I do not want an internal html page opening in a new browser window, but how come I'm not getting the "_self" command to work?
Is there another way to have AS3 open a new html page in the same domain using Flash menu 'button' links instead of the URLRequest?
Thanks -- Susan

Answer 1

Meaning that previewing my DWeaver site/files with the mc 'button' & the (...  "_self" )  on the pages locally in the browser are not working, but once I upload the files to a server they will?  I'll try that. 
But in the meantime....
Could my problem with the "_self" not working be due to the fact that I don't have this code in my AS3?
I'm not using an external AS file, nor have I linked the movie clips 'buttons' for AS export.
(code from Adobe's Actionscript 3 Language-Components Reference URLRequest Class)
import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.net.navigateToURL;
    import flash.net.URLRequest;
    import flash.net.URLVariables;
    public class URLVariablesExample extends Sprite {
        public function URLVariablesExample() {
            var url:String = "http://www.[yourDomain].com/application.jsp";
            var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
            var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
            variables.exampleSessionId = new Date().getTime();
            variables.exampleUserLabel = "guest";
            request.data = variables;
            navigateToURL(request);